Bearing ¹

Definition: of Bear

Bearing ²

Definition: Patient endurance; suffering without complaint.

Bearing ³

Definition: The situation of one object, with respect to another, such situation being supposed to have a connection with the object, or influence upon it, or to be influenced by it; hence, relation; connection.

Bearing ⁴

Definition: Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.

Bearing ⁵

Definition: The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as, a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing.

Bearing ⁶

Definition: That part of any member of a building which rests upon its supports; as, a lintel or beam may have four inches of bearing upon the wall.

Bearing ⁷

Definition: The portion of a support on which anything rests.

Bearing ⁸

Definition: Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has twenty feet of bearing between its supports.

Bearing ⁹

Definition: The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its support, collar, or boxing; the journal.

Bearing ¹⁰

Definition: The part of the support on which a journal rests and rotates.

Bearing ¹¹

Definition: Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or coat of arms commonly in the pl.

Bearing ¹²

Definition: The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer.

Bearing ¹³

Definition: The line of flotation of a vessel when properly trimmed with cargo or ballast.

bearing ¹⁴

Definition: a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily

bearing ¹⁵

Definition: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield

bearing ¹⁶

Definition: dignified manner or conduct

bearing ¹⁷

Definition: characteristic way of bearing one''s body; "stood with good posture"

bearing ¹⁸

Definition: the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

bearing ¹⁹

Definition: relevant relation or interconnection; "those issues have no bearing on our situation"

bearing ²⁰

Definition: producing or yielding; "an interest-bearing note"; "fruit-bearing trees"